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obama had for years. the second term of obama was about europe, and he did not push enough. he was too much of someone who was aloof from the process, and this has cost him friends in europe and friends in the united states. it's the opposite of what franklin roosevelt did, who went out and found allies or what he wanted to do and told people about it. this is the problem of this aloofness of barack obama. christoph: i'm concerned about something else entirely. about donald not trump. he has a clear plan. there are no dividing lines. he will not get the money for a huge infrastructure program or to give subsidies to american firms to create jobs in the united states and abroad. that's not going to happen. what i'm really concerned about --this in predictability edictability, and we just saw it in the press conference. could you imagine we talk about a memo about president meeting with prostitutes -- peter: i want to ask my producer, could we put up pictures of that press conference that took place wednesday in new w york? the first conference president-elect trump had given
obama had for years. the second term of obama was about europe, and he did not push enough. he was too much of someone who was aloof from the process, and this has cost him friends in europe and friends in the united states. it's the opposite of what franklin roosevelt did, who went out and found allies or what he wanted to do and told people about it. this is the problem of this aloofness of barack obama. christoph: i'm concerned about something else entirely. about donald not trump. he has a...
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amy: michelle obama sat next to an empty seat last night. that seat symbolizing the thousands of people who are missing in this country, killed because of gun violence. could that seat have also represented the number of people who have been deported, even some of president obama's closest allies in the latino community and latino organizations have called him the to porter in chief. >> i don't think it is my job as a member of commerce to call the president names, but what i will say is last week, i called out the president's policy when it comes to deportation, this sort of extreme enforcement and communities, and the congressional district that i represent is causing so much great fear in communities. children not going to school, people not going to work, being afraid to be seen in visible in their communities. i think it is a responsible -- in fact, just last week i had a pretty heated conversation with ice officials about their enforcement activities and my congressional district and across the country. placethere is another where the
amy: michelle obama sat next to an empty seat last night. that seat symbolizing the thousands of people who are missing in this country, killed because of gun violence. could that seat have also represented the number of people who have been deported, even some of president obama's closest allies in the latino community and latino organizations have called him the to porter in chief. >> i don't think it is my job as a member of commerce to call the president names, but what i will say is...
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first wreck president obama authorized? cruise missiles are devastating weapon. buster bombs, which are banned internationally -- the u.s. is the only nation that continues to use them. landmines.ike flying that is why the tribal leaders were saying they could not tell him was the flesh of animals or humans. i've seen in yugoslavia and elsewhere the aftermath of these bombs. the white house should have to explain why that strike was in the interest of national security. >> you talk about the white house responds that shaye should've had to serve out his full term. talk about president obama's phone call to the dictator saleh . >> what happened, shaye is convicted in this kangaroo court officialry 2011, the yemen news agency did a report ofing saleh, the dictator yemen, was going to pardon abdulelah haider shaye. you have to understand come at the time there were posters put up throughout the yemeni capital demanding his release. there was massive pressure on the dictatorship to release him. everyone knew it was a sham and e
first wreck president obama authorized? cruise missiles are devastating weapon. buster bombs, which are banned internationally -- the u.s. is the only nation that continues to use them. landmines.ike flying that is why the tribal leaders were saying they could not tell him was the flesh of animals or humans. i've seen in yugoslavia and elsewhere the aftermath of these bombs. the white house should have to explain why that strike was in the interest of national security. >> you talk about...
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do you feel president obama is on his way to closing guantanamo? >> i believe president obama has spoke about closing guantanamo many, many times. i know last night i read an article that said the guantanamo prisoners had watched the speech by president obama and there was no apparent response. i think that says it very well. they have heard this before. now's the time for action. were times i was real isrtened and i saw it there definitely progress. i think especially about lifting the ban and bringing the prisoners to the united states, although, i don't leave the military commission is the proper avenue at all. i also know -- and this is something i really wondered about during the whole speech is, are the men still on a hunger strike? are they still being force fed? and until we actually see them making those transfers, that is when i will believe id. >> what is your hope through your hunger strike and you have a sense the prisoners in guantanamo are aware of your actions and the solidarity of some americans here with their condition? >> i thin
do you feel president obama is on his way to closing guantanamo? >> i believe president obama has spoke about closing guantanamo many, many times. i know last night i read an article that said the guantanamo prisoners had watched the speech by president obama and there was no apparent response. i think that says it very well. they have heard this before. now's the time for action. were times i was real isrtened and i saw it there definitely progress. i think especially about lifting the...
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immigration is another key issue for obama's second term. >> the obama white house will introduce a major piece of reform legislation on immigration. the problem is that it almost that's deal with what is sometimed called amnesty, legalizing people who are already in this country illegally. that is highly controversial, not just for republicans. >> there is much to do for president obama. and the countdown is on. he has just four more years in was to seal his legacy. >> just about 700,000 people turned out to ring in obama's new term, way down compared to the 1.8 million to turn out four years ago. >> clearly the excitement does not compare to the first term. what about here in europe. we asked people and politicians what they hoped to see from obama part 2. >> it is great he was reelected. he had four years and he has four more. it is a big opportunity. i think obama can now push the things that he wants to. things that are important to him. >> the u.s. is important to the global economy, so it is crucial that it manages to overcome the debt crisis. the main issue he needs to address is
immigration is another key issue for obama's second term. >> the obama white house will introduce a major piece of reform legislation on immigration. the problem is that it almost that's deal with what is sometimed called amnesty, legalizing people who are already in this country illegally. that is highly controversial, not just for republicans. >> there is much to do for president obama. and the countdown is on. he has just four more years in was to seal his legacy. >> just...
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amy: that was michelle obama. this was bill o'reilly's response. >> slaves that worked there were well fed andnd had decent lodgig provided by the government am a witch stopped hiring a slave deny in 1802, , but the feds for bit subcontractors from usining slave labor. so michelle obama is essentially correct in saying slaves were builders of the white house, but therere were others working, as well. amy: the comments sparked widespread outrage and were e sn as a a defense o of slavery.y. but on wednesday, o'reilly claimed the statements were "just a fact." actually, primary sources contradict his claims. in a letter from november 28, 1800, first lady abigail adams described enslaved africans forced to labor on the white house's construction as being "half fed and destitute of clothing." turkey's government has dismissed nearly 1,700 military personnel and closed more than 130 media outlets since a failed coup earlier this month. that number includes nearly half of all turkish generals and admirals. human rights g
amy: that was michelle obama. this was bill o'reilly's response. >> slaves that worked there were well fed andnd had decent lodgig provided by the government am a witch stopped hiring a slave deny in 1802, , but the feds for bit subcontractors from usining slave labor. so michelle obama is essentially correct in saying slaves were builders of the white house, but therere were others working, as well. amy: the comments sparked widespread outrage and were e sn as a a defense o of slavery.y....
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so that on monday president obama will be in the foreground and dr. king clearly stands and looms large in the background, as the backdrop, if you will. i hate to question that ask ourselves now the same question dr. king asked, life's most persistent question, "what are you doing for others?" if we cannot make the world safe for his legacy by making party, the eradication of poverty a priority, then something is wrong with our commitment to king's legacy. tonight we'll continue to do our small part to try to make poverty and its eradication of priority. >> tavis, the past few months, this emphasis in the media and congress on the fiscal cliff, talk about the growing nature of the spread of poverty in america and how the reduction of any of these "and heineman programs" even lead to greater poverty. >> the president has been given high marks by his supporters and others in the media and has declared him the winner and the fiscal cliff negotiations for you both know we will not really know how good this deal was in january until we get to march, when w
so that on monday president obama will be in the foreground and dr. king clearly stands and looms large in the background, as the backdrop, if you will. i hate to question that ask ourselves now the same question dr. king asked, life's most persistent question, "what are you doing for others?" if we cannot make the world safe for his legacy by making party, the eradication of poverty a priority, then something is wrong with our commitment to king's legacy. tonight we'll continue to do...
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start off by talking about what president obama is dismantling. >> well, president obama is dismantling a program that really had been an example of racial and religious profiling in this country. and the fact he is dismantling it is a huge indication for human rights, a vindication for muslims, salvation, and middle eastern groups that are in working for this moment for quite a long time but also import to recognize that this was a program that was controversial from the start under the bush and administration. people have been looking to scrap it within dhs since 2006, and had been abandoned by the obama administration. it was obsolete. it was not a value add to national security at all. it had achieved fear mongering, scaring people in these communities, driving families apart, deportations. it was ineffective and counterproductive. juan: what would dismantling it mean at this point? it hasn't been used for several years. >> what it means is for the trump administration to come in, it will be that much harder for them to start a new muslim registry program. what we have basically, th
start off by talking about what president obama is dismantling. >> well, president obama is dismantling a program that really had been an example of racial and religious profiling in this country. and the fact he is dismantling it is a huge indication for human rights, a vindication for muslims, salvation, and middle eastern groups that are in working for this moment for quite a long time but also import to recognize that this was a program that was controversial from the start under the...
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visit hiroshima with president obama on the 27th of this month. after the ise-shima summit. i welcome president obama's visit to hiroshima from the bottom of my heart. >> abe says he hopes it will be a chance for japan and the united states to jointly mourn the victims. >>> survivors of the atomic bombing are encouraged by the news. keiko ogura was 8 years old when the bomb was dropped. for many years she's been sharing her experiences with people from around the world who visit hiroshima. >> i am so happy. not only me, all the survivors are very, very happy. long cherishing desire or wish to have him. >> ogura said she hopes to have a chance to meet obama. >> i want him to just come here and to stand in this place in front, to come forward. those here died in vain. >> survivors have been urging world leaders to create a nuclear-free world. one of the leaders of a survivor's group has been calling for an american president to come to hiroshima for years. >> translator: i want to welcome obama and ask him to do his utmost to abolish all nuclear arm
visit hiroshima with president obama on the 27th of this month. after the ise-shima summit. i welcome president obama's visit to hiroshima from the bottom of my heart. >> abe says he hopes it will be a chance for japan and the united states to jointly mourn the victims. >>> survivors of the atomic bombing are encouraged by the news. keiko ogura was 8 years old when the bomb was dropped. for many years she's been sharing her experiences with people from around the world who visit...
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the letter urges obama to begin rejecting the keystone xl, saying -- speculation that obama will approve the pipeline has grown in recent weeks following the sudden resignation of environmental protection agency head lisa jackson. a source reportedly close to jackson told the new york post she does not want to be at the epa when the pipeline is given the green light, saying -- "she will not be the epa head when obama supports keystone getting built." this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. efforts to close the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay were dealt another setback last week when president obama signed the national defense authorization act or ndaa. the bill bars the use of federal funds to transfer guantanamo prisoners to u.s. soil, even for criminal trial. it also includes restrictions on the executive branch's authority to transfer detainees to a foreign country. president obama says he signed the ndaa's renewal despite his objections to the guantanamo provisions. in a signing statement, he said the president has constitutional
the letter urges obama to begin rejecting the keystone xl, saying -- speculation that obama will approve the pipeline has grown in recent weeks following the sudden resignation of environmental protection agency head lisa jackson. a source reportedly close to jackson told the new york post she does not want to be at the epa when the pipeline is given the green light, saying -- "she will not be the epa head when obama supports keystone getting built." this is "democracy...
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lifted and even cuban americans support obama in his position. it is critical and skeptical. some say there should not be closer ties until the human rights situation has really improved. and we take a look at marco rubio, the senator and republican potential candidate that basically said he will block any nomination. but obama said that the best way for you guys to support our values is through engagement. he wants to make sure the+ relations between the u.s. and cuba are normalized. it is one of his major foreign-policy goals. brent: many say this will be a defining moment in his presidency. thank you very much. for the cuban perspective i am joined by barbara from havana. we have to say it's a historic development. barbara: thank you for having me. i must say that we will have to wait for a couple of days for reactions. people haven't heard about it. only 25% population has access. it has been going around facebook, twitter, and websites. brent: is it being reported as a historic and momentous change in policy? barbara: of course. they have be
lifted and even cuban americans support obama in his position. it is critical and skeptical. some say there should not be closer ties until the human rights situation has really improved. and we take a look at marco rubio, the senator and republican potential candidate that basically said he will block any nomination. but obama said that the best way for you guys to support our values is through engagement. he wants to make sure the+ relations between the u.s. and cuba are normalized. it is one...
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you are imprisoned at el reno and you were released by president obama will step obama just visited el reno yesterday the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. your thoughts? >> my first thought when i heard it was, and a never thought in a million years i would ever say this but there was no place i would rather be then el reno just to meet the president and shake his hand and to hug him and tell him i was so grateful for what he is done for me and for my family and others, and ask them to keep on doing it for those inmates who truly deserve it. i think it is just a shame that there is never been a president who is talked about sentencing reform are prison reform, who has never been to a prison. for him to do that, i mean, that is what is needed. how can you make a suggestion on how to change something if you don't even know what is going on inside prison? president obama that is a great step he has taken. and pretty sure while he was in that prison, that he had to a felt what i felt and there thinking i was going to die step hopefully, it had a strong impact on him. and
you are imprisoned at el reno and you were released by president obama will step obama just visited el reno yesterday the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. your thoughts? >> my first thought when i heard it was, and a never thought in a million years i would ever say this but there was no place i would rather be then el reno just to meet the president and shake his hand and to hug him and tell him i was so grateful for what he is done for me and for my family and others,...
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president obama will be going to martin memorial. there will be a wreathlaying on behalf of president barack obama. then he will walk to the palacio de revolucion. he will be holding bilateral meetings with his counterpart, raul castro. this is the first time these meetings are happening on american or cuban soil. we are very close to one of the most famous images of havana. the effigy of che guevara. chances are that president obama will be captured in the same picture as that monument on that side of the building. the day is set for all sorts of momentous occasions, momentous photo opportunities, as well. this is also about serious discussions with the cuban government. they don't know each other very well. it was only 15 months ago in december 2014, when the first phone call between president obama and castro took place. it was that same day that they announced they were seeking the normalization of their relationship. we are pretty much there, when a u.s. president can land in air force one in havana and meet his cuban counterpar
president obama will be going to martin memorial. there will be a wreathlaying on behalf of president barack obama. then he will walk to the palacio de revolucion. he will be holding bilateral meetings with his counterpart, raul castro. this is the first time these meetings are happening on american or cuban soil. we are very close to one of the most famous images of havana. the effigy of che guevara. chances are that president obama will be captured in the same picture as that monument on that...
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obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit either ethiopia or kenya, his father's home country. on tuesday, he also becomes the first sitting president to address the african union. we'll have more on the historic visit later in the broadcast. in more news from africa, burr you understand eye's incumbent president, pierre nkurunziza, has won re-election following widespread proceed lists and violence over what many say was an unconstitutional bid for a third term. in turkey, the government has called for an emergency nato meeting as the military launched a wave of air strikes targeting the self-proclaimed is tam i can state in syria and the kurdish workers party in northern offensive coordinator. the military escalations followed the suicide bombing which killed more than 30 student activists in a turkish city one week ago. the turkish military's attacks against the p.k.k. broke an effective two-year cease-fire between turkey and the cuddish group, who have been in conflict for decades. protests broke out in
obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit either ethiopia or kenya, his father's home country. on tuesday, he also becomes the first sitting president to address the african union. we'll have more on the historic visit later in the broadcast. in more news from africa, burr you understand eye's incumbent president, pierre nkurunziza, has won re-election following widespread proceed lists and violence over what many say was an unconstitutional bid for a third term. in turkey, the...
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there is a obama mania spreading. the t-shirts, the potemkin village aspect of nairobi, the capital, where roads have been repaved, re-asphaltic. there is a real euphoria, and they want to put their best foot forward for this president. polls show that 80%, eight out of 10 kenyans have a favorable attitude toward obama. that is probably what he wishes he had back home in the united states. this is his fourth trip to what we have been calling his ancestral homeland because his late father, barack obama senior, was from kenya. it is his first trip as a sitting u.s. president. the first time he went, back in 1987, when he was a young man working for community service he literally went, crashed on his and's couch traveled to his father's ancestral village, which we saw in that report. he had a goat in his lap while he was riding along the way. there is a sense among some kenyans, a disappointment that because he is now president, he is the big cheese now and he cannot do those things. there is a little disappointment in t
there is a obama mania spreading. the t-shirts, the potemkin village aspect of nairobi, the capital, where roads have been repaved, re-asphaltic. there is a real euphoria, and they want to put their best foot forward for this president. polls show that 80%, eight out of 10 kenyans have a favorable attitude toward obama. that is probably what he wishes he had back home in the united states. this is his fourth trip to what we have been calling his ancestral homeland because his late father,...
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has presidenttion obama built the president trump will inherit? startedpresident obama escalating the use of armed term, early in his first he had to build a legal and bureaucratic infrastructure for the use of targeted killing, the practice of targeted killing. and that infrastructure now exists for the next president, for president trump to use. the real concern is the lines that the obama administration our lines that can be swept aside by the next administration. these are rules obama administration adopted for itself and it fought very hard to keep the courts from enforcing those rules or even asking whether the rules were the right one, whether they reflected international law or reflected constitutional law. in some ways, the obama administration i think was very successful in carving out this authority, this unchecked authority to use lethal force against suspected enemies. and that powerer will not be available to president trump. amy: you begin your book, the introduction, check off -- check off plus drones with a powerful program about
has presidenttion obama built the president trump will inherit? startedpresident obama escalating the use of armed term, early in his first he had to build a legal and bureaucratic infrastructure for the use of targeted killing, the practice of targeted killing. and that infrastructure now exists for the next president, for president trump to use. the real concern is the lines that the obama administration our lines that can be swept aside by the next administration. these are rules obama...
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>> i think obama did something very savvy last night. he is trying to force the republicans into a position where the either have to go with mainstreet or the political rants. we've already seen from the response at they are siding with the plutocrats. the idea we should not just the tax rates for people at the top and doing so is somehow class warfare is absurd and of course, the republicans are always talking about dynamic economic activity and yet now they're proposing a constant state, at least as it applies to the rich. the proposals he put forth last night are pro-child, profamily, pro-work am a pro-savings, many things put forth by the republicans including tax and provocation, and yet the republicans rejected this out of hand. what obama is really doing juan setting up the 2016 election. this could be turned against him by the republicans. my column this morning is about how republicans were savvy about this, they would take the bill that would be introduced with these proposals of one of the democrats, strip out the tax increase
>> i think obama did something very savvy last night. he is trying to force the republicans into a position where the either have to go with mainstreet or the political rants. we've already seen from the response at they are siding with the plutocrats. the idea we should not just the tax rates for people at the top and doing so is somehow class warfare is absurd and of course, the republicans are always talking about dynamic economic activity and yet now they're proposing a constant...
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a state dinner for the obamas will be held tonight. on tuesday obama will address the cuban people. he is also scheduled to meet with cuban dissidents. we'll have more on obama's historic trip after headlines. in arizona, demonstrators shut down a highway leading to a rally for republican presidential candidate donald trump outside phoenix saturday, delaying the rally ahead of tuesday's key primaries. three people were arrested, including jacinta gonzalez, a leading immigrant advocate who had locked her neck to a van's window as part of the roadblock. gonzez said e was th tranerred tommigrati custy, despi being a.s. citizen. >> yesterday when we were arrested, the two colleagues and was arrested with released. because my last name was gonzales, i was questioned by ice and placed in the detainer. proves the hatred and the profiling that trump sense and trust remote is the same that exists in the administration. amy: at a trump rally in tucson, a trump supporter was caught on video sucker punching an anti-trump protester as he was being led away. tony pettway was arrested for misdemea
a state dinner for the obamas will be held tonight. on tuesday obama will address the cuban people. he is also scheduled to meet with cuban dissidents. we'll have more on obama's historic trip after headlines. in arizona, demonstrators shut down a highway leading to a rally for republican presidential candidate donald trump outside phoenix saturday, delaying the rally ahead of tuesday's key primaries. three people were arrested, including jacinta gonzalez, a leading immigrant advocate who had...
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inside obama post-9/11 presidency. we will speak with a pulitzer prize winning new york times journalist charlie savage. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "orion," rodrigo y gabriela this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. with just over a year left in office, president obama is running out of time to fulfill his longtime promise to close the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay. obama signed an executive order for guantanamo's closure in one of his first moves as president. but for the last six years, the administration has backed down in the face of staunch republican opposition. now that showdown could be revived. just last month, obama vetoed a republican-backed military spending bill that would have made it more difficult to close guantÁnamo. specificallylation impedes our ability to close guantÁnamo in a way that i have repeatedly argued is counterproductive to our efforts to defeat terrorism around the world. guantanamo is one of the premier
inside obama post-9/11 presidency. we will speak with a pulitzer prize winning new york times journalist charlie savage. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "orion," rodrigo y gabriela this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. with just over a year left in office, president obama is running out of time to fulfill his longtime promise to close the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay. obama signed an executive order for...
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president barack obama. he also used the press conference to defend his decision to cut chelsea manning's jail sentence. he says the soldier who gave secrets to wikileaks had already served a tough punishment and described his decision as "entirely appropriate." president obama: first of all, let's be clear, chelsea manning has served a tough prison sentence. so the notion that the average person who was thinking about disclosing vital classified information would think it goes unpunished i don't think would get that impression from the sentence that chelsea manning has served. brent: all right, we want to go to our washington correspondent. she has been following the press conference. it was interesting, wasn't it, the outgoing u.s. president began the press conference by speaking to people like you and me, saying the media are needed in a functioning democracy. how significant is that, considering this is the last time he will speak as u.s. president? reporter: well, i think it was very significant. it was
president barack obama. he also used the press conference to defend his decision to cut chelsea manning's jail sentence. he says the soldier who gave secrets to wikileaks had already served a tough punishment and described his decision as "entirely appropriate." president obama: first of all, let's be clear, chelsea manning has served a tough prison sentence. so the notion that the average person who was thinking about disclosing vital classified information would think it goes...
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and obama's first term, brennan has been the one who has been at obama's side for all of these national security decisions. >> i want to turn to his remarks last may when john brennan publicly confirmed the united states has used drones to conduct targeted killings overseas. >> president obama believes if done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. let me say it as simply as i can. yes, in full accordance with the law and order to prevent terrorist attacks on the united states and to save american lives, the united states government conducts targeted strikes against specific al qaeda terrorists, sometimes using remotely piloted aircraft often referred to publicly as drones. i am here today because president obama has instructed us to be more open with the american people about these efforts. >> that is john brennan who president obama has said will be nominating to be head of the ca. marcy wheeler, your comments? >> what your leaders -- lister should know, john brennan has lied explicitly about drones in the past. he
and obama's first term, brennan has been the one who has been at obama's side for all of these national security decisions. >> i want to turn to his remarks last may when john brennan publicly confirmed the united states has used drones to conduct targeted killings overseas. >> president obama believes if done carefully, deliberately, and responsibly, we can be more transparent and still ensure our nation's security. let me say it as simply as i can. yes, in full accordance with the...
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he called obama -- he said obama is the worst negotiator that he has seen in his lifetime, the worst negotiator in u.s. history. he said cubans deserve liberty and democracy. the policy move by obama still leaves cubans under communist regime. i think this is important to know, rubio's family is from cuba. that makes his voice faerie powerful in this debate. >> we are talking about normalizing diplomatic relations between cuba and the u.s. alan -- how soon do you think we will see the u.s. embassy in havana? >> president obama is moving faster reestablishment him busy in havana. in his speech, he said that negotiations will start in january 2015. that means in a couple of weeks. his goal is to set up an embassy in the coming months, so nobody really knows how negotiations will move forward in the months or weeks to come. this debate depends very highly on the cuban leaders, are they willing to continue on the path of reform? this is really hard to predict. i don't have a crystal ball. >> thank you very much for that story from washington. the european parliament has voted to support
he called obama -- he said obama is the worst negotiator that he has seen in his lifetime, the worst negotiator in u.s. history. he said cubans deserve liberty and democracy. the policy move by obama still leaves cubans under communist regime. i think this is important to know, rubio's family is from cuba. that makes his voice faerie powerful in this debate. >> we are talking about normalizing diplomatic relations between cuba and the u.s. alan -- how soon do you think we will see the...
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today marks president obama's last full day in office. on friday at noon supreme court , chief justice john roberts will swear in donald trump as the country's 45th president. on wednesday, obama gave his last press conference as president, during which he warned trump he will not stay silent if he sees what he called the nation's core values at risk. obama also thanked the press and spoke about the role they've played during his presidency. pres. obama: having you in this placeng has made this work better. it keeps us honest. it makes us work harder. howhave made us think about we're doing what we do, and whether or not we're able to deliver on what has been requested by our constituents. amy: the incoming trump administration had proposed moving the press corps out of the white house and instead relocating them nearby to the old executive office building. trump had to back away from the proposal wednesday, after outrage among members of the press and those concerned about press freedoms. during preresident obama's s fil news conference
today marks president obama's last full day in office. on friday at noon supreme court , chief justice john roberts will swear in donald trump as the country's 45th president. on wednesday, obama gave his last press conference as president, during which he warned trump he will not stay silent if he sees what he called the nation's core values at risk. obama also thanked the press and spoke about the role they've played during his presidency. pres. obama: having you in this placeng has made this...
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president barack obama tells congress he is willing to go it alone in his annual state of the union address. he says he is willing to use executive orders to get past partisan gridlock blocking legislation on capitol hill. the government in ukraine could decide to grant amnesty to jail activists. pressure from the opposition has led to the resignation of the prime minister. for the protesters, that is not enough. the un security council hands european trips the right to use force in central african republic. the u.n. says 10,000 troops are needed to store order to end the deadly chaos in the country. also coming up, french footballer is leaving newcastle united. all the details on the 24 million-euro deal coming up and sports. china takes over france is the home of the most red wine drinkers in the world. it is as much about the color as the taste. head to the united states, where president barack obama delivered his annual state of the union address. speaking tuesday in washington, he put congress on notice that he is willing to go it alone. the president has made no bones about his frustr
president barack obama tells congress he is willing to go it alone in his annual state of the union address. he says he is willing to use executive orders to get past partisan gridlock blocking legislation on capitol hill. the government in ukraine could decide to grant amnesty to jail activists. pressure from the opposition has led to the resignation of the prime minister. for the protesters, that is not enough. the un security council hands european trips the right to use force in central...
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to president obama and the staff, thank you. in my last letter to president obama, i wrote that despite my five year tenure in captivity, i would not want to trade places with him and i certainly would not want to trade places with him on this glorious day. five years of isolation notwithstanding, i did not need daily briefings to become visit of what are undoubtedly incredible challenges facing our nation and the global community. i also feel compelled to share with you my utmost respect for and fondness of the people of cuba. in no way are they responsible for the ordeal to which my family and i have been subjected. , or at leasts most of them, are incredibly kind, generous, and talented. it pains me to see them treated so unjustly as a consequence of two governments mutually belligerent helices. 5.5 decades of history show us such belligerence inhibits better judgment. two wrongs never make a right. i truly hope we could now get beyond these mutually belligerent policies. and i was very happy to hear what the president had to
to president obama and the staff, thank you. in my last letter to president obama, i wrote that despite my five year tenure in captivity, i would not want to trade places with him and i certainly would not want to trade places with him on this glorious day. five years of isolation notwithstanding, i did not need daily briefings to become visit of what are undoubtedly incredible challenges facing our nation and the global community. i also feel compelled to share with you my utmost respect for...
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obama. we got a man who was a product of a progressive movement. as we stand here tonight ever so humble, reminiscing about ancestors who did not see this day, about people like medgar evers who gave their lives so we would see this day, let us walk out of here tonight talking to our children as members of a movement that is triumphant. i want you not to forget what happened last year or two years ago when they said we could never be where we are right now. when they tried to teach our children that the tea party was not a group of people who started the war for democracy against the king, but rather a group of people who started the war against democracy for would- be kings. and they said that we organized people would be run over by organized money. they said that we cannot organize people, would never turn out like we did in 2008. they said that they could attack women's rights, lgbt rights, students' rights, workers' rights, voting rights, and we would vulcanize. and then something funny
obama. we got a man who was a product of a progressive movement. as we stand here tonight ever so humble, reminiscing about ancestors who did not see this day, about people like medgar evers who gave their lives so we would see this day, let us walk out of here tonight talking to our children as members of a movement that is triumphant. i want you not to forget what happened last year or two years ago when they said we could never be where we are right now. when they tried to teach our children...
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here's part of what obama had to say. president obama: we're the first generation to feel climate chat and the last generation to do something about it. and that's why i committed the united states to leading the world on this challenge. that if we don't get it right we may not be able to reverse. and we may not be able to adapt sufficiently. there is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change. and today we're here to announce america's clean power plant, a plan two years in the maker and the single most important step america has ever taken in the fight against global climate change. each state will have the chance to put together its own plan for reducing emissions. because every state has a different energy mix and the nerdier way to say that we'll be keeping 870 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution out of our atmosphere. >> that was u.s. president barack obama. let's go over to washington. it's no accident that president obama is pushing this clean energy plan right now. could you say that the
here's part of what obama had to say. president obama: we're the first generation to feel climate chat and the last generation to do something about it. and that's why i committed the united states to leading the world on this challenge. that if we don't get it right we may not be able to reverse. and we may not be able to adapt sufficiently. there is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change. and today we're here to announce america's clean power plant, a plan two years in...
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amy: that is president obama. can you talk about what is happening in the arctic, and the activists -- activism going on from portland, oregon, to the arctic, to prevent what president obama has allowed -- drilling in the arctic? naomi: it is extraordinary that he would announce this now because what the world needs to starters, is to declare a moratorium on arctic drilling. the u.s. could be meeting that effort, bringing together all arctic nations to agree that this is untouchable -- a no-go zone. because that leadership is not there and indeed because obama is opening up the arctic to drilling for the first time -- we know that shell has drilling rigs there right now. they began the parliamentary stages on thursday. because his administration has failed to provide leadership on such a basic issue. it is the definition of insanity, it would seem to me, to be drilling in the arctic for oil that is only available because arctic ice is melting and it is now passing and ships are able to go there and do this. , a fe
amy: that is president obama. can you talk about what is happening in the arctic, and the activists -- activism going on from portland, oregon, to the arctic, to prevent what president obama has allowed -- drilling in the arctic? naomi: it is extraordinary that he would announce this now because what the world needs to starters, is to declare a moratorium on arctic drilling. the u.s. could be meeting that effort, bringing together all arctic nations to agree that this is untouchable -- a no-go...
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barack obama has become the first serving u.s. president obama to visit hiroshima. it's estimated the attacks on hiroshima and nagasaki killed more than 210,000 people by the end of the year. he headed to hiroshima after the end of the g7 summit. he travelled to peace memorial park and laid flowers at a cenotaph dedicated to the victims. survivors were among those who attended the event. obama gave a speech that so many had been waiting to hear. >> 71 years ago, on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky, and the world was changed. a flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city. and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means to destroy itself. why do we come to this place? to hiroshima. we come to ponder a terrible force unleashed in the not so distant past. we come to mourn the dead, including over 100,000 japanese men, women and children, thousands of koreans, a dozen americans held prisoner. their souls speak to us. they ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and what we might become. it is not the fact of war that sets hiroshima
barack obama has become the first serving u.s. president obama to visit hiroshima. it's estimated the attacks on hiroshima and nagasaki killed more than 210,000 people by the end of the year. he headed to hiroshima after the end of the g7 summit. he travelled to peace memorial park and laid flowers at a cenotaph dedicated to the victims. survivors were among those who attended the event. obama gave a speech that so many had been waiting to hear. >> 71 years ago, on a bright, cloudless...
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we turn now to look at president obama and drones. on saturday night, comedy central larry whitmore criticized obama's reliance on drone warfare. during his remarks at the white house correspondents association dinner. he compared obama's foreign policy to that of reigning nba mvp stephen curry. >> it looks like you're really enjoying your last euro be presidency. i saw you hanging out with nba players like steph curry, golden state warriors. that was cool. it kind of makes sense because both of you like raining down bombs on people from long distances, right? what? in my wrg? amy: larry wilmore's comments come as the obama administration prepares to release for the first time the number of people it believes it has killed in drone strikes in countries that lie outside of conventional war zones. speaking last month in chicago, president obama addressed the issue of civilian deaths in drone strikes. >> there is no doubt some innocent people have been killed by drone strikes. it is not true that it has been the sort of willy-nilly, let'
we turn now to look at president obama and drones. on saturday night, comedy central larry whitmore criticized obama's reliance on drone warfare. during his remarks at the white house correspondents association dinner. he compared obama's foreign policy to that of reigning nba mvp stephen curry. >> it looks like you're really enjoying your last euro be presidency. i saw you hanging out with nba players like steph curry, golden state warriors. that was cool. it kind of makes sense because...
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but it isn't just a case of the obama administration being slow or the obama administration not been committed to closing guantanamo. this is a difficult challenge because a lot of these detainees simply cannot be sent back to their native countries for variety of reasons. some of which is related to international law prohibitions on sending individuals back to a country in which they face the likelihood of torture. it's a process to try to find countries to accept them and resettled them, and a long bureaucratic process, when the obama administration has not managed particularly well, but hopefully, in his last 11 months, the president and secretary of defense carter will be able to light a fire under the people in the pentagon who are responsible for doing this and we can get it done. amy: baher azmy, the prisoners you have represented, i mean, how they end up like guantanamo, for example, those that were given money to bring in people. overwhelming majority of prisoners brought to guantanamo bay were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, fleeing the american-led bombing in
but it isn't just a case of the obama administration being slow or the obama administration not been committed to closing guantanamo. this is a difficult challenge because a lot of these detainees simply cannot be sent back to their native countries for variety of reasons. some of which is related to international law prohibitions on sending individuals back to a country in which they face the likelihood of torture. it's a process to try to find countries to accept them and resettled them, and...
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she has written a book called "fracture: barack obama, the "fracture: barack obama, the clintons and the racial divide," , which looks at the history of race relations in the u.s. while tracing the political shifts in the democratic party through the relationship between the clintons and president obama. last week, democracy now!'s juan gonzalez and i sat down with joy-ann reid, and i began by asking her what exactly is the fracture that she sees occurring between barack obama and not just hilary clinton, but the clintons. inis interesting to quiz 2008 -- because in 2008, he saw both of the clintons litigating within senator obama, the legacy of the civil rights era, and they ran into trouble over their interpretation of the dichotomy between the nonviolent movement toward social change for economic empowerment and also the right to vote, in the lyndon johnson break with his own party with these once democratic soul is segregated south on the issue of civil rights. they ran into trouble with the fundamental question that the democratic party had faced over the last 50 years, what to
she has written a book called "fracture: barack obama, the "fracture: barack obama, the clintons and the racial divide," , which looks at the history of race relations in the u.s. while tracing the political shifts in the democratic party through the relationship between the clintons and president obama. last week, democracy now!'s juan gonzalez and i sat down with joy-ann reid, and i began by asking her what exactly is the fracture that she sees occurring between barack obama...
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he attended president obama's climate speech yesterday. in washington, we are joined by tyson slocum, welcome to the program. dan lashof, it was a hot afternoon when president obama spoke. what was your reaction? >> the president laid out a very articulate and compelling case of the threat that climate change poses to our family, communities, and planet. compelling vision of how to solve that problem by reducing pollution by preparing for the effects that are already too late to avoid and by providing international leadership. the heart of this plan, as you showed, is directed to the epa to set the first federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants. they are responsible for more carbon pollution than any other source in the u.s., and as he said, power plants can dump as much carbon as they want into the atmosphere for free. that is wrong, it needs to stop, and will as a result of this plan. >> tyson slocum, your response to the speech? >> it was a great, inspiring speech. the problem is, the details of it are a lot less inspiring.
he attended president obama's climate speech yesterday. in washington, we are joined by tyson slocum, welcome to the program. dan lashof, it was a hot afternoon when president obama spoke. what was your reaction? >> the president laid out a very articulate and compelling case of the threat that climate change poses to our family, communities, and planet. compelling vision of how to solve that problem by reducing pollution by preparing for the effects that are already too late to avoid and...
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president obama addressed the issue. there has been commentary about the fact that the stand your ground laws in the quarter were not used as a defense in the case. on the other hand, if we are sending a message as a society to our communities that someone who is armed potentially has the right to use those firearms, even if there is a way for them to exit from a situation, is that really contributing to the kind of peace and security and order we would like to see? and for those who resist the idea that we should think about something like these stand your ground lost, i want you to consider, if trayvon martin was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk? that hetually think would have been justified in shooting mr. zimmerman, who had followed him in a car because he felt threatened? if the answer to that question is at least ambiguous, then it seems that may well want to examine those laws. >> greater than i certainly agree with him that we should fight stand your ground a loss, but we have to
president obama addressed the issue. there has been commentary about the fact that the stand your ground laws in the quarter were not used as a defense in the case. on the other hand, if we are sending a message as a society to our communities that someone who is armed potentially has the right to use those firearms, even if there is a way for them to exit from a situation, is that really contributing to the kind of peace and security and order we would like to see? and for those who resist the...
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as president obama said yesterday, it takes a long time. moving forward, we begin with what we know we can do now -- background check legislation, making sure gun dealers and sellers are fully licensed, making sure we give more help to those individuals in this country who are mentally ill so they're not getting their hands on guns, keeping guns out of the hands of convicted criminals, you know, beginning to see a drop in some of the gun trafficking -- illegal gun trafficking, and as he also said, beginning to spend more time and effort -- the department of homeland security and department of justice, you know, spending more time and effort on research for gun safety technology. these are all beginning measures, but there's so much more that has to be done and it is going to take years to really stem this tide of gun culture in the country. and you want to turn to a clip of you testifying, lucia mcbath, the first-ever senate hearing on stand your ground laws. this was back in october, october 20 9, 2013. >> i was raised in a family steeped
as president obama said yesterday, it takes a long time. moving forward, we begin with what we know we can do now -- background check legislation, making sure gun dealers and sellers are fully licensed, making sure we give more help to those individuals in this country who are mentally ill so they're not getting their hands on guns, keeping guns out of the hands of convicted criminals, you know, beginning to see a drop in some of the gun trafficking -- illegal gun trafficking, and as he also...
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what can obama do? he can't do with the senate bill could do, but what he can do is say, i want to prioritize deportations in a way that it is meaningful to national security and respects the bonds of families and the immigrant community that has been devastated because of our immigration system. anybody that has been in the united states -- i'm not proposing, but let's say he says anybody who has been in the u.s. for 10 years or more working has roots in the community, maybe they're married and have american citizen children. you know, ready to come forward and sign up and acknowledge who they are with the federal government, go through a rigorous background check to make sure they have no, no background whatsoever and they have been here 10 years, do you know how many people that would be? over 6 million people. i think that is what the american public will come to understand. there are millions of people that have been here in the united ways for over a decade and have no relief in the republicans wa
what can obama do? he can't do with the senate bill could do, but what he can do is say, i want to prioritize deportations in a way that it is meaningful to national security and respects the bonds of families and the immigrant community that has been devastated because of our immigration system. anybody that has been in the united states -- i'm not proposing, but let's say he says anybody who has been in the u.s. for 10 years or more working has roots in the community, maybe they're married...
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obama to stop separating families. the person was later identified as an undocumented immigrant from south korea named ju hong. in a minute, he will join us to talk about what he did. but first, this is their full exchange. >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line, and it is there is within our grasp, if we can just get folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done, we are growing to grow our economy, make our country more security, strengthen families. most important, we will live -- most importantly, we will live -- most importantly, we will live up to our character as a nation -- >> families are being separated. i need your help -- >> that is exactly what we're talking about -- >> every single day -- >> that is why we are here -- >> please use your executive order to halt deportations right now. [indiscernible] you have a power to stop deportations -- >> actually, i don't. that is why we're here. >> i need your help. stop deportation! >> stop deportation! >> don't worry about it, guys. l
obama to stop separating families. the person was later identified as an undocumented immigrant from south korea named ju hong. in a minute, he will join us to talk about what he did. but first, this is their full exchange. >> if we get immigration reform across the finish line, and it is there is within our grasp, if we can just get folks in washington to go ahead and do what needs to be done, we are growing to grow our economy, make our country more security, strengthen families. most...
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this is the government president obama supports. a government that is repressive and finally its human rights. it has shown this to be the case. amy: to see the whole interview, go to democracynow.org. happy birthday to rob young. thank you for joining us. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail the the world's first countries to disappear as a result of climate change. >> [speaking english] >> our future is actually being--it's written. it's written on the wall that the sea level will rise, and it will affect our islands. and so, the international
this is the government president obama supports. a government that is repressive and finally its human rights. it has shown this to be the case. amy: to see the whole interview, go to democracynow.org. happy birthday to rob young. thank you for joining us. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail the the world's first countries to disappear as a result of climate change. >> [speaking...
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because recently michelle obama and her daughters visited china. according to this article in the christian science monitor, people in japan wonder what this says about japan's place in the u.s.'s priority list. >> they will be without style sticks -- mistakes without michelle. the spending to cuts that the prime minister is facing. >> this is big news in the french papers. yesterday, he met with rebels, which was treated very critically in the paper. and he said he would back down from some concessions. it is not clear what those concessions are going to be. it is likely to be a small, symbolic gesture to reassure his majority. but in the editorial, they said that even if it is a small concession, it is too much and he needs to learn how to say no to his friends. he will be setting a precedent. presumably more support for the prime minister. >> that is right, they say this is a clever step minister. he is taking a step by step approach and giving into these rebels is a smart pr move to reassure his campaign and keep going. between two rappers has
because recently michelle obama and her daughters visited china. according to this article in the christian science monitor, people in japan wonder what this says about japan's place in the u.s.'s priority list. >> they will be without style sticks -- mistakes without michelle. the spending to cuts that the prime minister is facing. >> this is big news in the french papers. yesterday, he met with rebels, which was treated very critically in the paper. and he said he would back down...
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said to obama, are you behind this? obama says, i am. let's get back on peaceful track. that he asks putin, are you behind it? putin said, 100%. the next day, this happen. so something happened overnight. obama lost control of the situation. he did not know what was going on. but when he says they negotiated a peaceful transition to power, he is not referring to the overthrow of jan a coach, he is referring to the deal he signed onto to keep the cranium president in office for another eight or nine months until national elections. so he is now confirmed russia's dark suspicions that the cia or somebody carried out a coup. i'm sure he regrets having said that, but it is completely unclear to me -- i voted for him twice -- whether president obama understands what is going on in ukraine. because he said a number of things that are so diverted from the historical record that either he is getting batted five or he is not being attention. i don't know which. >> can you sketch out the fighting that is taken place in april, the
said to obama, are you behind this? obama says, i am. let's get back on peaceful track. that he asks putin, are you behind it? putin said, 100%. the next day, this happen. so something happened overnight. obama lost control of the situation. he did not know what was going on. but when he says they negotiated a peaceful transition to power, he is not referring to the overthrow of jan a coach, he is referring to the deal he signed onto to keep the cranium president in office for another eight or...
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obama is destroying the values in the principle of -- obama iss obama ishe world -- unfortunately killing yemen. telling yemen. no killer except obama in the eyes of yemenis now. because everybody knows saudi do if, what it would there is no approval of obama. amy: nasser me tweeted obama has withkilling yemeni humans saudi hands for about 20 months now. also from the intercept, they write, multiple bomb fragments from the scene appear to confirm the use of america produce mk 82 guided bombs. one fragment posted in a picture on the facebook page of a prominent yemeni lawyer says, for use on mk 82 fin guided bomb. nasser? >> yes, yes. let me tell you something very important. the reason why we say obama is killing yemen, killing yemen obamamais simply because or the united states, the administration of ththe united states, is cooperating. this is announced. this is known to everyone. but it is not only a matter of cooperating with the intelligence or with the logistic things. no. ll to supportiw the saudi regime. obama now iso us, supporting isis. obama is saying he is supporting internati
obama is destroying the values in the principle of -- obama iss obama ishe world -- unfortunately killing yemen. telling yemen. no killer except obama in the eyes of yemenis now. because everybody knows saudi do if, what it would there is no approval of obama. amy: nasser me tweeted obama has withkilling yemeni humans saudi hands for about 20 months now. also from the intercept, they write, multiple bomb fragments from the scene appear to confirm the use of america produce mk 82 guided bombs....